Core French

            The Core French curriculum starts in grade five and mentions culture in every grade. This is because when you learn French, you need to teach culture to the class as well. Within the Core French curriculum, they stress that communities help develop cultural awareness and want students to understand French communities in Canada. This could relate to Social Studies by having students look at the French and English interacting when they first came to Canada, or by looking at the current political climate and how Francophone communities feel within Canada today. The Core French curriculum also mentions cultural appropriation and plagiarism. When learning a language, the line between cultural appropriation and appreciation might become blurred. However, after looking at the clip from Glee, I am aware that it still happens. To avoid cultural appropriation, ensure that the information being shared is accurate and promotes respect to the language and the people. By doing this, we can avoid stereotyping and appropriating French culture.